3 ms·
Could be a security mechanism. Moving a queen would be risky. A large number of ants would be necessary to move the queen if she always resisted, which means a
by CobrastanJorji 7y ago
Could be a security mechanism. Moving a queen would be risky. A large number of ants would be necessary to move the queen if she always resisted, which means a very small chance of false positives or a malicious mis-signal.
- harimau777 7y agoI suppose it also means that if she gets attacked half way through the move, then there will be lots of ants around to protect her.